the first team to be called the Los Angeles Angels. It was also home of the Vernon Tigers. Following games, a gate in the center field fence was opened and fans were allowed to enter the theme park. The Chutes Park ballfield was also sometimes called Washington Park. It was replaced by what the newspapers termed a "new" Washington Park in 1911, which had been built just south and east of the old one, and overlaying both the old outfield and the former waterslide area. The new ballpark was expanded for the 1913 season, supplanting most if not all of the former amusement park. The Chutes / Washington area was abandoned entirely when the Angels moved to Wrigley Field at 42nd Street and Avalon Boulevard. The Chutes Park site is now occupied by the Metropolitan Courthouse of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, as well as commercial space and parking lots. Sources Berman, Jay and Sesar Carreno. "The Short Life of a Downtown Amusement Park," Los Angeles Downtown News, 9/4/2006 Stanton, Jeffrey. 2005. Chutes & Luna Park - 1900 - 1912. Retrieved 27 July 2007 Take Me Out to the Ball Park, Lowell Reidenbaugh, The Sporting News, 1983 & 1987, p. 138-142 Ballparks of North America, Michael Benson, McFarland, 1989, p. 209 References External links LAistory: Chutes Park - LAist.com Chutes Park shown on Sanborn map, 1907 Defunct amusement parks in California American football venues in Los Angeles Baseball venues in Los Angeles Los Angeles Angels (PCL) stadiums Defunct minor league baseball venues Demolished sports venues in California Demolished buildings and structures in Los Angeles History of Los Angeles South Los Angeles Sports venues in Los Angeles USC Trojans football venues